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Monday, April 7, 2014

Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act

A bill is currently being considered by
Congress that would allow the VA to offer chiropractic care to all veterans. This would include
periodic chiropractic exams for treatment of existing conditions as well as
chiropractic care to prevent the worsening of an existing condition or the
development of a new condition.

There has always been a bit of a stigma in
modern medicine regarding chiropractic care, but more recently, chiropractic has been gaining an ever-increasing acceptance in the medical world. The possibility of
the VA offering it is evidence of this increasing popularity.

If this bill is successfully passed into
law, then the VA will be required to offer chiropractic care in at least 75 of
its medical centers by December 31, 2014, and all of its centers by December
31, 2016. So, while it might take a bit to get chiropractic care at your local
VA medical center, it should be available to everyone by 2017.

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As a retired Air Force Colonel and physician, I am a Military Disability and VA Disability specialist. As a physician, I have specialties in preventive medicine, occupational medicine, and healthcare administration. While on active duty, I had direct responsibility over preventive medicine for all military members in deployed environments and contingency operations. Since retiring, I have worked as a contractor for the Physical Disability Board of Review (PDBR), reviewing military disability cases, and for the VA, performing C&P exams.